Summer tyre test 225/45 R17 - Motor (Poland) 2026

Summer

2026

Year

9

Tyres

Winner

Continental PremiumContact 7

Pirelli Cinturato (C3)

Test Vehicle

VW Golf

Tested tyres

9

article

Motor (Poland) tyre test 2026: 225/45 R17 — summer tyres

Motor (Poland) compared 9 tyres in size 225/45 R17.

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Price vs Quality

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Results

Agenda:

Best value in test

Better than average value

Worse than average value

Worst value in test

1

Continental PremiumContact 7

Rating: -

£91

91 V

mytyres.co.uk

+4 More sizes →

91W · £91 91Y · £96 94V · £95 +1

Stopping distance on dry36

Stopping distance on wet43.3

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#1/9

Wet Circle Cornering#1/9

Wet Handling Measured#1/9

Wet Braking#2/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#5/9

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#1/9

Dry Braking#2/9

Dry Handling#2/9

Comfort

Noise Interior#9/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#8/9

Summary

Published overall result: 197.2 / 200 · 1/9
Best discipline position: Cornering aquaplaning (1/9)
Lowest discipline position: Interior noise (9/9)

Positions follow the original publisher classification.

1

Pirelli Cinturato (C3)

Rating: -

£93

94 Y

tyres-pneus-online.co.uk

Stopping distance on dry35.7

Stopping distance on wet43.3

Wet

Wet Braking#2/9

Wet Circle Cornering#2/9

Wet Handling Measured#2/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#3/9

Aquaplaning Cross#8/9

Dry

Dry Braking#1/9

Dry Handling Measured#2/9

Dry Handling#4/9

Comfort

Noise Interior#8/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#7/9

Summary

Published overall result: 197.2 / 200 · 1/9
Best discipline position: Dry braking (1/9)
Lowest discipline position: Interior noise (8/9)

3

Hankook Ventus Evo

Rating: -

£82

94 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94Y

Stopping distance on dry37.3

Stopping distance on wet43.2

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#1/9

Wet Braking#1/9

Aquaplaning Cross#2/9

Wet Circle Cornering#3/9

Wet Handling Measured#3/9

Dry

Dry Handling#1/9

Dry Handling Measured#3/9

Dry Braking#4/9

Comfort

Noise Interior#3/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#9/9

Summary

Published overall result: 196.4 / 200 · 3/9
Best discipline position: Longitudinal aquaplaning (1/9)
Lowest discipline position: Rolling resistance (9/9)

Unavailable source values are shown as — and are not estimated.

4

Kumho Ecsta Sport (PS72)

Rating: -

£60

91 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+3 More sizes →

91Y · £60 94Y · £74 94Y · £67

Stopping distance on dry37.1

Stopping distance on wet44.3

Wet

Wet Braking#4/9

Wet Circle Cornering#4/9

Wet Handling Measured#4/9

Aquaplaning Cross#9/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#9/9

Dry

Dry Handling#2/9

Dry Braking#3/9

Dry Handling Measured#3/9

Comfort

Noise Interior#5/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#6/9

Summary

Published overall result: — · 4/9
Best discipline position: Dry handling (2/9)
Lowest discipline position: Comfort (9/9)

5

Michelin Primacy 5

Rating: -

£92

91 V

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91W · £102 91Y · £92 94V · £103 +2

Stopping distance on dry38.4

Stopping distance on wet46.5

Wet

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#2/9

Aquaplaning Cross#4/9

Wet Braking#8/9

Wet Handling Measured#8/9

Wet Circle Cornering#9/9

Dry

Dry Handling#5/9

Dry Braking#7/9

Dry Handling Measured#7/9

Comfort

Noise Interior#1/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#2/9

Summary

Published overall result: — · 5/9
Best discipline position: Comfort (1/9)
Lowest discipline position: Wet circle cornering (9/9)

The article was published in 2026; the measurements were made in 2025.

6

Maxxis Premitra HP6

Rating: -

£66

91 W

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

940 · £66

Stopping distance on dry38.7

Stopping distance on wet46.1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#5/9

Wet Circle Cornering#5/9

Wet Handling Measured#5/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#6/9

Wet Braking#6/9

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#5/9

Dry Handling#6/9

Dry Braking#8/9

Comfort

Noise Interior#4/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/9

Summary

Published overall result: — · 6/9
Best discipline position: Rolling resistance (3/9)
Lowest discipline position: Dry braking (8/9)

7

Kleber Dynaxer HP5

Rating: -

£80

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

0 · £84 0 · £87 91V · £80 +2

Stopping distance on dry38

Stopping distance on wet45.5

Wet

Wet Braking#5/9

Aquaplaning Cross#6/9

Wet Circle Cornering#6/9

Wet Handling Measured#6/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#7/9

Dry

Dry Braking#6/9

Dry Handling Measured#6/9

Dry Handling#7/9

Comfort

Noise Interior#7/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#5/9

Summary

Published overall result: — · 7/9
Best discipline position: Comfort (1/9)
Lowest discipline position: Interior noise (7/9)

Overall results are reproduced from the linked secondary report; the full original score sheet has not been independently checked.

8

Bridgestone Turanza 6

Rating: -

£78

91 W

mytyres.co.uk

+5 More sizes →

91W · £89 91Y · £82 91Y +2

Stopping distance on dry37.4

Stopping distance on wet46.1

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#6/9

Wet Braking#6/9

Wet Circle Cornering#6/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#8/9

Wet Handling Measured#9/9

Dry

Dry Braking#5/9

Dry Handling#7/9

Dry Handling Measured#9/9

Comfort

Noise Interior#2/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#1/9

Summary

Published overall result: — · 8/9
Best discipline position: Rolling resistance (1/9)
Lowest discipline position: Wet handling - objective (9/9)

9

Vredestein Ultrac+

Rating: -

£74

91 Y

mytyres.co.uk

+1 More sizes →

94Y · £74

Stopping distance on dry39.3

Stopping distance on wet47.2

Wet

Aquaplaning Cross#3/9

Aquaplaning Longitudinal#4/9

Wet Circle Cornering#6/9

Wet Handling Measured#7/9

Wet Braking#9/9

Dry

Dry Handling Measured#8/9

Dry Braking#9/9

Dry Handling#9/9

Comfort

Noise Interior#5/9

Economy

Rolling Resistance#3/9

Summary

Published overall result: — · 9/9
Best discipline position: Cornering aquaplaning (3/9)
Lowest discipline position: Wet braking (9/9)

Detailed results

Same size tyres not featured in the test

Tests usually don't cover the whole market - here is our selection what not to miss when shopping for tyres in this size.

#	Name	Our rating	Segment	Price
1	Premium Dunlop Blue Response TG 98%	98%	Premium	£77 91 W +1 More
2	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 4 S 95%	95%	Premium
3	Premium Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 6 94%	94%	Premium	£77 91 Y +3 More
4	Premium Bridgestone POTENZA SPORT EVO 93%	93%	Premium	£91 94 Y
5	Premium Pirelli P ZERO PZ4 89%	89%	Premium
6	Premium Bridgestone Turanza T005 88%	88%	Premium	£88 91 V +18 More
7	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 C2 88%	88%	Premium	£93 91 Y +6 More
8	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport 5 88%	88%	Premium	£104 94 Y

9	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 2 87%	87%	Premium	£78 91 W +1 More
10	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta PS71 86%	86%	Upper-middle	£88 91 W +9 More
11	Premium Bridgestone Potenza Sport 85%	85%	Premium	£104 94 Y +1 More
12	Budget Giti GitiSport S2+ 85%	85%	Budget
13	Upper-middle Nokian Powerproof 2 84%	84%	Upper-middle	£83 0 Y +1 More
14	Premium Continental PremiumContact 6 83%	83%	Premium	£95 91 V +4 More
15	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 2 83%	83%	Upper-middle	£77 91 Y +1 More
16	Premium Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127 81%	81%	Premium

17	Premium Pirelli Cinturato P7 80%	80%	Premium	£98 91 V +21 More
18	Upper-middle Falken Azenis FK520 80%	80%	Upper-middle	£76 91 Y +3 More
19	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Comfort 78%	78%	Upper-middle	£74 91 W +2 More
20	Premium Michelin Primacy 4+ 78%	78%	Premium	£99 91 V +5 More
21	Premium Continental Ecocontact 6 77%	77%	Premium	£85 91 V +6 More
22	Premium Dunlop SP Sport MAXX RT2 77%	77%	Premium	£121 91 Y +2 More
23	Budget Linglong Sport Master 77%	77%	Budget
24	Upper-middle Kumho Ecsta HS52 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£67 91 W +2 More

25	Premium Hankook Ventus Prime 4 76%	76%	Premium	£83 91 W +3 More
26	Budget Sailun Atrezzo ZSR 2 76%	76%	Budget
27	Upper-middle Cooper Summer 76%	76%	Upper-middle	£71 91 W +3 More
28	Hankook Ventus S1 evo3 K127B 75%	75%		£97 94 Y
29	Hankook K135 Ventus Prime4 74%	74%		£87 91
30	Budget Nexen N Fera Sport 72%	72%	Budget	£63 +6 More
31	Upper-middle BFGoodrich Advantage 70%	70%	Upper-middle	£96 91 W +4 More
32	Premium Continental UltraContact 70%	70%	Premium	£90 91 V +1 More

33	Upper-middle Uniroyal RainSport 5 69%	69%	Upper-middle	£75 91 Y +2 More
34	Upper-middle Falken ZIEX ZE310 ECORUN 69%	69%	Upper-middle
35	Upper-middle Nokian PowerProof 1 69%	69%	Upper-middle
36	Upper-middle BF Goodrich Advantage 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£76 91 V +5 More
37	Premium Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 67%	67%	Premium	£93 91 Y +1 More
38	Upper-middle Toyo Proxes Sport 2 67%	67%	Upper-middle	£76 +1 More
39	Premium Michelin e.Primacy 67%	67%	Premium	£110 91 V +3 More
40	Upper-middle Nokian Wetproof 66%	66%	Upper-middle

41	Budget Sava Intensa UHP 2 65%	65%	Budget	£62 91 Y +3 More
42	Budget Fulda SportControl 2 64%	64%	Budget	£69 91 Y +3 More
43	Premium Dunlop Sport BluResponse 61%	61%	Premium	£79 91 W +2 More
44	Upper-middle Firestone Roadhawk 60%	60%	Upper-middle	£385 91 Y +2 More
45	Upper-middle Kleber Dynaxer UHP 56%	56%	Upper-middle
46	Budget Semperit Speed-Life 3 55%	55%	Budget	£70 91 Y +1 More
47	Upper-middle Nokian Hakka Black 3 54%	54%	Upper-middle	£150 94 Y
48	Budget Debica Presto UHP2 52%	52%	Budget	£61 91 Y +3 More

49	Budget Maxxis Premitra HP5 52%	52%	Budget	£82 91 W +2 More
50	Budget Petlas Imperium PT515 51%	51%	Budget
51	Premium Goodyear Efficient Grip Performance 50%	50%	Premium
52	Premium Michelin Pilot Sport CUP 2 49%	49%	Premium
53	Budget Delinte DS2 46%	46%	Budget
54	- Leao Nova-Force Acro 44%	44%	-
55	Budget Syron Premium Performance 44%	44%	Budget
56	Budget Barum Bravuris 5 HM 44%	44%	Budget

57	Budget Lassa Driveways Sport 42%	42%	Budget
58	B Landspider Sportraxx UHP 42%	42%	B
59	Budget Apollo Aspire 4G 41%	41%	Budget
60	Upper-middle Cooper Zeon CS8 38%	38%	Upper-middle	£73 0 W +7 More
61	Budget Radar Dimax R8+ 36%	36%	Budget
62	Budget Avon ZV7 31%	31%	Budget	£86 91 Y +6 More
63	Budget Landsail RapidDragon 30%	30%	Budget
64	B Event Potentem UHP 27%	27%	B

65	Budget Tracmax X-Privilo TX-3 23%	23%	Budget
66	Budget Westlake Z-107 23%	23%	Budget
67	Budget Matador Hectorra 5 22%	22%	Budget
68	Budget Matador MP47 Hectorra 3 22%	22%	Budget
69	Budget Ovation VI-588 Sport 21%	21%	Budget
70	Budget Barum Bravuris 6 19%	19%	Budget	£66 91 Y +2 More
71	Budget Tomason Sportrace 17%	17%	Budget
72	Budget Kormoran Ultra High Performance 15%	15%	Budget

73	Budget Windforce Catchfors UHP PRO 9%	9%	Budget
74	Budget Lanvigator Catch Power Plus 8%	8%	Budget
75	Budget Marshal MU12 6%	6%	Budget